Van Gogh's "Portrait of a Peasant" On View In New York After 40 Years

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"Portrait of a Peasant" will be on view at the Frick Collection after a long stay its home institution, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. From October 30, 2012, through January 20, 2013, you will have the rare opportunity to see the classic up close when you take the trip uptown.
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Portrait of a Peasant (Patience Escalier), Arles, August 1888,oil on canvas, 25 3/8 x 21 ½ inches, Norton Simon Art Foundation The painting features two of Van Gogh's signatures: the heroic portrait of the everyday man and the swirling brushstrokes that turn a night sky into a masterpiece. These portraits capture the brave spirit of peasants, postal workers and neighborhood friends. Van Gogh said of the work: "The colour suggests the sweltering air of the harvest in the middle of the day, in mid-summer, and without that it would be a different picture."